Just checking in.
been MIA for the last few days...life, know what I mean?

also: I really love the look of Apogee XT blocks...pity they have such fubar flow-rates. I've read reviews showing the outperform many competitors even with the restricted flow, but that's solely cpu...not sure what would happen to temps once NB is added...even with a 360 rad and passive cooled res.

Bri, did you download SeaTools and run the most exhaustive test on it to see what it says?

If it does pass, but you don't trust it try this (as long as it's before the warranty is up). Backup all of the data from it so you don't loose anything then zero the drive multiple times to see if that will push it over the edge. If you have SpinRite run that. If the drive is close to failing SpinRite will definitely push it over the edge.

But I thought that Seagate drives had a 3 or 5 year warranty (depending on model). All of the ones I have had did, although admittedly the latest have been 7200.10's. I don't trust any of their drives made after that.

No, haven't tried this but guarantee you I will! I only have one drive with a 3 year warranty, bought it on sale from WD. It's my external back-up. If you check the SMART status it shows how long your real warranty is, anything else is carried by who you bought it from.

Dang right I've been cloning it every night! I just might switch it over tomorrow. I was so sore today I couldn't even get groceries!

That doesn't seem right to me. My Seagates that I purchased in 2006 and 2007 are still covered by warranty unto 2011 and 2012. What program are you using to check the SMART status that tells you when the warranty expires?

Go to http://support.seagate.com/customer/...ion.jsp?form=0 and fill in the info. I'm sure you'll find out that the 1 year is incorrect. I believe they switched from a 5 year to a 3 year warranty in 2009, but I can't remember exactly when they did change.Edited by PapaSmurf - 10/31/10 at 9:23pm

That doesn't seem right to me. My Seagates that I purchased in 2006 and 2007 are still covered by warranty unto 2011 and 2012. What program are you using to check the SMART status that tells you when the warranty expires?

Heh heh! I filled it out. I said warranty status unknown please contact customer service for further info!

I got mine right after the xxxx.11 fiasco, where almost every one of that series failed within 3 months! I'm pretty sure mine is an xxxx.12, so no telling what they did with it! I'll e-mail them again & see what they say, it is an OEM version though, not usually the same warranty.

Another thing is, I probably never registered it. I had a lot of hassle with my first build on this machine overheating & it took almost 3 months for everything to get worked out. Best in the long run though, I ended up in favor over at Evga! Edited by BriSleep - 10/31/10 at 9:53pm

Both of mine are 7200.10's and have the 5 year warranty. Both are still running strong in my folding rig. The 320 was my OS drive in my main rig until I replaced it with a 320 gig Samsung F4 which is a LOT faster.